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Philadelphia, PA: (Nov-14-07) Federal regulators in Connecticut, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Ohio brought charges against failed subprime operator Mortgage Lenders Network USA Inc., alleging that its backers had shut off cash, leaving it unable to fund mortgages it had committed to make. Records show that the regulators ordered the company out of the lend... - Principal Removed, Beaufort County School District pays former principal $60,000 wrongful termination settlement
Beaufort County, SC: (Nov-12-07) Former principal LaVerne Davis brought charges against the Beaufort County School District, alleging that the district wrongfully removed Davis as principal of St. Helena Elementary School in 2004. As part of a settlement reached, the district agreed to pay Davis $60,000 as well as required that both sides keep terms of the... - Disabilities Groups Settle with Caltrans for $1.1 Billion
Sacramento, CA: A settlement has been reached in the class action filed by Californians for Disability Rights and the California Council for the Blind alleging that the state of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), had denied access to people with vision or mobility disabilities to numerous facilities. Caltrans has reportedly agreed t... - Athletic Director Severance, University of North Dakota pays former employee $154,000 resignation settlement
Grand Forks, ND: (Nov-07-07) Tom Buning, former University of North Dakota athletic director, brought a lawsuit against the university over severance issues. In a settlement reached, in exchange for Buning's resignation, the University of North Dakota agreed to pay 14 months severance pay, about $144,000, and vacation pay of about $10,000. Sources stated... - Superblock Land Owner, Lexington Square Partners LLC pays $2.7 million to the city of Baltimore for property reconstruction
Baltimore, MD: (Nov-07-07) Carmel Realty Associates brought a lawsuit against the city and its economic development arm, the Baltimore Development Corp. (BDC), in November 2004, alleging that it violated state open meeting and record laws. The suit claimed that the BDC violated state laws in recommending the city award superblock redevelopment rights to Le... - Off-Island Waste, Nantucket pays Waste Options $760,000 settlement in contract dispute for shipping construction and demolition waste
Nantucket, MA: (Nov-05-07) Waste Options, a landfill operator, brought charges against the town, alleging that it breached its contract with the company. The dispute stemmed from off-island shipping of construction and demolition waste. As part of a settlement reached, town administrator Libby Gibson stated that Nantucket will pay Waste Options $761,317 to... - Honda Civic Hybrid Class Action Reaches Tentative Settlement
Washington, DC : A class action lawsuit brought against Honda over allegations that Honda's advertising of its Civic Hybrid fuel economy was not realistic, but instead based on an EPA- estimated fuel economy, has been settled out of court. However, the deal remains to be approved in court. The suit was filed by lead plaintiffs John True and Gonzalo Del... - Claims Investigator Overtime, City of Palo Alto pays former employee $335,000 settlement for unpaid overtime
Palo Alto, CA: (Nov-01-07) Casey O'Neill, former Palo Alto claims investigator, brought charges against the city in August 2005, alleging that she was owed overtime wages for her work in the city attorney's office. She later alleged that she faced retaliation after she filed suit against the city. Following a series of cost-benefit analysis, the city agree... - Miami Beach Drownings Result in $5.75 Million Settlement
A $5.75 million verdict has been reached against Monticello Insurance Company, which had refused to pay a settlement between the City of Miami Beach and the families of Zachary Breaux and Eugenie Poleyeff, who drowned there in 1997. According to the suit, on February 20, 1997, jazz guitarist Breaux, 36, his wife, and three daughters were vacationing at... - Preliminary $25 Million Settlement Reached in Vitamin Price Fixing Suit
Mesquite, NV: A preliminary $25.03 million settlement has been reached between Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada Attorney General, and vitamin manufacturers accused of price fixing their vitamins to maximize their profits. The lawsuit was undertaken on behalf of consumers and businesses that purchased certain vitamin products between 1988 and 2000, and... - Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, Hercules, Inc. pays $12.95 million settlement for facility environmental damages
Washington, DC: (Nov-01-07) The US Justice Department, the Department of the Navy, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Hercules, Inc., a former defense contractor, alleging that the facility caused environmental damage. As part of a settlement reached, the company agreed to pay the United States nearly $13 million towar... - Bicyclist Accident, On duty police officer hits biker and city pays $150,000 settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Oct-02-07) Robert Kellogg Jr., a bicyclist, filed a lawsuit against the city after an on duty police officer allegedly struck him with a department truck in 2004. The lawsuit, filed in 2005 claimed that Officer Philip Welsh, now 51, hadn't given Kellogg his full name or address and never filed an accident report. Reports stated that Kel... - Nail Salon Employees, 167 Nail Plaza pays two employees $225,000 for overtime and employment violations
Manhattan, NY: (Oct-30-07) Three former workers brought charges against 167 Nail Plaza, a salon on the Upper West Side, alleging that they were treated unfairly and were denied federal employment rights. As part of a settlement reached with former salon owner Dong Rim Park, a jury in Federal District Court awarded one worker, Susan Kim, $182,000 for overti... - WR Grace Reaches $140 Million Settlement in Zonolite Insulation Class Action
On December 1, a tentative $140 million settlement was reached that would settle the class action lawsuit against WR Grace & Co, over Zonolite Attic Insulation. The terms of the settlement would require that WR Grace pay out $140 million over the next 25 years. For Canadian Citizens On October 20, 2008, Bankruptcy Judge Judith K. Fitzgerald ordered t... - Tax Overpayments, Town of Attleboro pays $200,000 to Emerald Square mall for overcharged taxes
Attleboro, MA: (Oct-29-07) Emerald Square mall brought a lawsuit against the town of Attleboro, alleging that the town excessively charged the mall and turned down the shopping center's requests for tax abatements. As part of a settlement reached with the aid of the town's assessor Paul Pinsonnault, the town will reduce its value of the mall and refund to... - Mutual Fund Antitrust, Wells Fargo & Company et al. may pay $1.15 million class action settlement for excessive fees
San Francisco, CA: (Oct-28-07) A class action lawsuit was filed against Wells Fargo & Company, Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, H.D. Vest Investment Services, LLC, Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, Wells Capital Management Incorporated, Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, and Stephens Inc., alleging that the defendants had questionab... - Gas Pipeline Management, BP PLC and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. pay US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission $7.3 million civil penalty
New York, NY: (Oct-25-07) The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) brought charges against BP PLC, and a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC), alleging that the two companies violated norms in the companies' management of interstate natural gas pipelines. As part of a settlement reached, UK oil giant BP agreed to pay a civil penalty o... - Apartment Closure Injunction, Juanita Apartments pay city of Burien $200,000 fine for health and safety code violations
Burien, WA: (Oct-23-07) The city of Burien brought charges against property owners of a Juanita apartment complex after it shut its building doors during a 2004 emergency closure. Records show that Burien filed a nuisance abatement action in January 2004 against the owners of the Juanita and then got a court ordered injunction to close the apartment comple... - Newspaper Carriers Settle with Paper for $22 Million
Newspaper carriers for the Orange County Register have won their class action lawsuit, by agreeing to a settlement of $22 million. Additionally, the carriers have agreed that they are not employees of the paper, but independent contractors. At the outset of the suit the carriers had sought $88 million in damages, alleging that they are employees, and the... - Pittsburgh Penguins, Hockey player Mario Lemiueux set to receive $21 million bankruptcy settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Oct-19-07) Former National Hockey League player Mario Lemiueux brought a lawsuit against Pittsburgh, alleging that when he played for the Penguins, before becoming part owner of the franchise when he retired as a player in 1997, he was owed $32 million in deferred compensation. Sources revealed that as part of a settlement reached, Lemiueu...